For someone (agent maN-, muɴ-, -um-) to grasp a moderate amount of something (loc ref -on) between the fingertips and thumb (theme i-), the back of the hand up, as in grasping cooked rice, salt.
manapīdit; panapīdit
For someone (agent) to use the fingertips and thumb (inst paN-) for grasping, as described above.